History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian

• Who Were the Minoans? Europe's First Civilization

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianLong before Greece or Rome, there was Crete — home of the Minoans, Europe’s first great civilization. They built without walls, worshiped through dance, and left behind palaces filled with light and color. But in the end, their language went silent, their gods faded, and even their name was lost until a man with a trowel brushed the dust from Knossos in 1900. This is the story of how beauty, once buried, was remembered again — a quiet resurrection of Europe’s forgotten beginning.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#Minoans #AncientHistory #Crete #Archaeology #Knossos #DrowsyHistorian #AncientCivilizations #Mythology #HistoryForSleep #MediterraneanHistory

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• What It Was REALLY Like to Live in Mussolini’s Italy

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn tonight’s story, we step into the silent streets of postwar Italy — a nation rebuilt from the dust of its own illusions. Through one family’s eyes, you’ll witness how Fascism seeped into every corner of daily life, from the parade ground to the kitchen table, and how its echoes lingered long after the banners were torn down. This is not a story of politics, but of people — of fear mistaken for pride, of silence mistaken for safety, and of what it means to wake up when the voice that ruled your world finally goes quiet.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#History #Italy #FascistItaly #WWII #HistoricalFiction #DrowsyHistorian #DarkHistory #SleepStory #Educational #HistoricalNarration #CalmHistory #SleepAid #Mussolini #EuropeanHistory

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• The CREEPIEST Folk Tales in History

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianFrom the plague-ridden villages of medieval Europe to the moonlit rivers of Mexico, every culture has invented something to fear. Tonight, we’re exploring the oldest ghost stories humanity ever told — tales of grief, greed, and survival disguised as superstition. Meet the spirits who warned us, the monsters who mirrored us, and the legends that refused to die. These are the creepiest folk tales in history — the myths that shaped how we understand fear itself.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#History #FolkTales #GhostStories #Mythology #DrowsyHistorian #LaLlorona #BabaYaga #Anansi #TheWendigo #Okiku #Legends #Superstition #Storytelling #SleepVideo #DarkHistory #HorrorHistory

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• What It Was Like to Be a Train Hopping Hobo in 1930s America

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianThe year is 1933. The Great Depression has hollowed out the cities, emptied the factories, and sent millions onto the rails in search of work, food, or mercy. Tonight, you are one of them. You ride the freight lines west through a landscape of dust and hunger — learning the language of the rails, the cruelty of the bulls, and the strange brotherhood of the forgotten.This is not a story of freedom. It’s a story of movement — the kind that never really ends.Lie back. Get comfortable. And listen to What It Was Like to Be a Train-Hopping Hobo in 1930s America.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#DrowsyHistorian #HistoryForSleep #GreatDepression #AmericanHistory #SleepStory #CalmHistory #DepressionEra #HistoryNarration #TrainHopping #RailroadHistory

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• The HORRIFYING Life of a Kratom Addict in British Malaya

  Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianUnder the crushing heat of British Malaya, a Tamil laborer searches for relief in a single green leaf. At first, it makes the days bearable — the endless rows of rubber trees, the shouts of overseers, the weight of survival. But what begins as mercy becomes dependency, and what begins as a choice becomes control. This is the horrifying life of a kratom addict in British Malaya — a story of empire, exhaustion, and the quiet erasure of those who built history’s wealth with their bodies.🛏️ Drowsy Historian’s Favorite Sleep ToolsLooking to upgrade your nighttime routine? These are a few things I personally use or recommend:• Sleep Earbuds for Enhanced Immersion → https://amzn.to/47ccNqV• Blanket Soft Enough to Make the Plague Feel Tolerable → https://amzn.to/3GSOq8f• Weighted Blanket for Pretending You’re a Mummified Pharaoh → https://amzn.to/4kVJCgE• Sleep Mask Headphones For Total Historical Escape → https://amzn.to/4nWsNVn• Book Light for Reading About Plagues at 2AM → https://amzn.to/4eSg0iu• White Noise Machine for Blocking Out the 21st Century → https://amzn.to/3GJ9jTwThese are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the show while staying cozy.#Kratom #History #BritishEmpire #ColonialHistory #Addiction #DrowsyHistorian #SleepHistory #HistoricalStorytelling #RubberPlantation #Malaya #Imperialism #ForgottenHistories

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